Children and Family Services

Child and Family Community Counsellors offer a variety of clinical and support services for children and families. Services include:

  • Intake and eligibility process
  • Development of an individualized service and support plan
  • Service co-ordination (internally and with outside agencies)
  • Counseling in the areas of parenting skills development, family issues, life skills and individual skill development
  • General behaviour and developmental strategies
  • Assistance with ACSD (Assistance for Children with Severe Disabilities) and SSAH (Special Services at Home) applications
  • Assistance with obtaining respite supports.
  • Support worker arrangements are facilitated and supervised with funding from the ACSD and SSAH applications.
  • Teaching and training groups (parent education and training, social skills groups - formal training, social/recreational training, community awareness training, adolescent community groups)
  • The counsellors can also make referrals to other agency services required by the family.

Our Services

Specialized/Clinical Services

A variety of specialized services are available for both children and adults. These include; Psychological Services, Behavioural Services, Social Work Services, Psychiatric Clinic, Child Psychotherapy and Play Therapy as well as Occupational Therapy (OT)

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Residential Services

Short-term treatment is provided to individuals with a developmental/intellectual disability and/or dual diagnosis who are experiencing personal difficulty, or require a behavioral, adaptive, or medication review/assessment.

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Community Participation Supports

Supports are designed to provide adults living with a developmental/intellectual disability with meaningful leisure, recreational and community outings.

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Passports

Passports is an individualized funded program that helps adults 18 years or older to participate in their communities.

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Housing and Program Initiative

Enhanced Supported Independent Living is designed for adults with developmental disabilities who require high levels of supports and have a high Hi level of individualized funding

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Host Family / Family Home

Family Home expands the range of residential options available in the community and allows individual needs to be met in a more flexible and personal manner.

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The Distress Centre

The Distress Centre provides a confidential crisis telephone service to anyone in Lanark, Leeds and Grenville needing support and assistance.

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Snoezelen

Snoezelen is a concept in which an indoor environment is created mainly to produce gentle relaxation, security and comfort by using controllable stimuli.

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Student Awards

Three student awards are available to a first year student pursueing a career related to the field of developmental disabilities.

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